Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Bloomingdale

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C−

Samuel R. Donald Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 2–4

29 Captolene Avenue, Bloomingdale, NJ 07403 · (973) 838-5353 · Part of Bloomingdale Borough School District

Bloomingdale’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
232
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
2–4
The gist

What stands out about Samuel R. Donald Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 39.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Bloomingdale kids: Walter T. Bergen Middle School

On the path

Where Bloomingdale kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–1Martha B. Day Elementary School207 students
2–4Samuel R. Donald Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Walter T. Bergen Middle School238 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

29 Captolene Avenue, Bloomingdale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K38
Grade 274
Grade 359
Grade 461
Enrollment over time
166’20
169’21
188’22
212’23
232’24

Up 39.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 33%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Samuel R. Donald Elementary School from Bloomingdale families.

Other schools in Bloomingdale Borough School District

The district →
Martha B. Day Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Bloomingdale
207 students11:1
Walter T. Bergen Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Bloomingdale
C+
238 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Bloomingdale’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.